Discover Family, Famous People & Events, Throughout History!

Throughout History

Advanced Search

Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, July 24, 1978

You are currently viewing page 26 of: European Stars and Stripes Monday, July 24, 1978

   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 24, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes july 1978 Csc Tennis Rose retain singles titles Simmons wins two senior crowns Germany Zweibruck ens Bill Young and Spang Dahiem Jennifer Rose successfully defended their mens open singles and women singles titles Here sunday by registering victories Over the Hunter family in the finals of the Continental sports conference Tennis Champion Young Defeated ram steins Kirk Hunt 63 and 76 in a tie to capture the mens open title and Rose disposed of Diann to retain her Wom ens Diann Hunter bounced Back and teamed with Glenda to Cap Ture the women doubles title with a 76 tie 64 Over Rhei Mains Phylis Lovelace and Regina by Rod Simmons picked up two Champion ship trophies in the seniors he improved on a second place 1977 Csc finish in the singles action by coming from behind to conquer Sembach Chris then the tandem of Simmons and Wolfgang Kressin toppled Wiersba Dens George Sparks and Karl ram steins John Jacobus Defeated teammate Jerril to win the Junior veterans singles to Bogdanski and Roy Hart captured the mens open doubles championship by beat ing Young and Walt Henderson in straight and bit burgs Terry Hodges and Dick Schultz prevailed Over Jacobus and Steve in the Junior Veteran doubles finals in the other championship matches in the three Day Tournai the meet attracted 102 competitors who played a total of 152 tournament director Inge who has master minded Gra tournaments in ail sports for Many said it was the largest Tennis tournament Ever in the finals were played in Brilliant Sunshine with Little Young broke Hunters service three times in winning the first but the two put on a demonstration of Fine Tennis in the second set before Young finally prevailed in the tie the net Ter with a powerful serve and a Strong net double faulted in the fourth game after taking a 31 Lead in the tie but he rallied to win the next two games and the championship from one of seven children in a Tennis playing family from new who won the air Force Eastern Regio oals in 1976 before coming to Spang had a litle too much Overall savvy for Diann Hunter and was in command All the Way in her who also excels in started slowly against losing the first but he took charge the rest of the beating Jones several times with some Fine backhand shots and a Strong Simmons superlative physical condition paid off with the 45yearold Ramstein colonel fell behind a new Comer to Csc and lost the first but his Good placements and Sev eral very Fine running returns did in the the Diann Hunte Josselson team had to play its Best to beat its Rhei Maln competitors in the women doubles showdown the tandems battled through 12 games on even but Hunter and Jos Selson swept All five games in the tie breaker to win the first set and the second one was another fallout defending Champion Kirk Hunt Hart and ram steins John Champion rams put 5 on Safe up Al tourney team i Hudson wins map award by Gary Harris Bureau chief England Ramstein dominated the Safe slow pitch Al tournament team but Hahn third baseman John Hudson was an overwhelm ing Choice most valuable player the rams listed Hawk Halterman first Jack Pietila second Ben Falcy Merle Hapes Catcher and Bob Fox Lakenheath John Ahlberg at shortstop completed the joining Fraley in the Allstar Outfield were Chuck Mickens of Alconbury in hahns Bob Blake in right and Carl Coote of the Short in a quirk in the balloting by coaches and tournament officials the runner up to Hudson in the map voting failed to make the Allstar that was Alconbury Dave Meinberg who was second in the voting for a Hal Point behind the Allstar team exhibited Power with u Home consistency with a Bat Calaunan pitches Giessen to v corps girls a Yap title Wiesbaden behind the pitching of Carmen won the v corps senior girls Day fast pitch softball championship Here sunday v whipping in the final game of the Giessen went through the meet unbeaten in five Calaunan won a pair of games As did car la but another Star was Relief Pitcher Anne Scroggins who three games and won another in her Only starting Scroggins struck out 30 in 17 the leading hitter in the meet was Glo Ria who played third base for he hit with six extra base Giessen advances to the Usa eur scheduled to Start in Munich july scores  mens Ting average and was also Superb on de especially the infield and primarily Hudson who played consistently through out the tournament and had a super Sharp final two Quick throws after hit robbing stops by the Allstar third baseman in the fourth inning held the rams to Only two runs and kept the Hawks in the Ball Hudson also had six Home runs and was ii for 19 in the tournament and 11 for 16 in the Hawks final five games As Hahn came Back through the losers bracket to reach the and during All Hudson was recovering from minor surgery in the Hahn Blake contributed five Home runs for the Hawks while Halterman hit four four bag Gers and a pair of doubles in the rams tour wins in route to the he collected 10 hits in 16 trips to the but the High est average of the Al stars belonged to Hapes who had eight hits in 11 Meinberg was right on Hapes going 8 for 12 with four Home runs and two Hapes hit for the circuit another outstanding Rich Szramowski who drove in the rams winning run with a Home run in sixth inning of the championship failed to find a spot in the Allstar Szramowski had 10 bits in 17 trips including five Home runs two in the final game and a three run Lakenheath Short fences 260 feet in 290 in Center and 240 in right Cre hed a real Power eighty four times the soft Bau cleared the fences in the Twenty nine of those came in the first four oddly enough two of the three final teams were not Power Alcon whom Hahn beat to reach the finals and Hahn both survived through defensive after Hudson and Blakes Home runs Are counted for Only two More Are reflected on the books in six games or just barely two per game for the runner up 503rd finance captures Giessen up championship Germany Stephen Kruse pitched 503rd finance to the Giessen com Here Giessen went 40 in the double Elimina Tion tourney and Kruse posted All the Victo Alconbury had Only five in its four Jimmy t former taken Heath didst see any action on the Field for but be did return to his old seat behind the pres Box microphone to relieve Chicksands Jojo Garden at the announcing chores for an and Tanner had quite a time in that innings which failed to score More than nine runs in any other erupted for 10 runs and 11 hits in that inning against it was the most prolific inning of the a big contribution to the Well run tournament was the huge electric scoreboard in Center Field that kept everybody within about a three lock area advised of the Progress of the and behind the controls was who like Gardon on we Public address is a con Ference while a few of the Green lights that Sig naked hits and red lights for errors caused some mild chattering in the this writer agreed with Rick the offi Cial scorer on his the men in Blue were quite evident in the final two they nearly outnumbered the players on the Joe Hollo Man and Pat Lawler of the Bui bungs by and Jack Bauder of the Mac and cjtt8 kick Boyer and Don Anders All worked Hanns games against Alconbury and besides officials at each of the base one was posted at each foul Poleto  Heidelberg slates 32team invitational up meet 1820 Germany the he Delberg athletic officials association will sponsor a 32team invitational slow pitch softball tournament Here w20 entry fee for the double Lunation tournament will be 145 per with the entry deadline according to tournament director Neil awards will go 2 h6 Leams As we m members of the first and second place a tour Ney mos valuable player will also be co information on enteric or other phases of the tournament May be obtained from Christinson at Heidelberg Mil 8476 or Virden and Csc Colon in the afe d Friday at Jones and and Williams Artel Junior veterans Ramstein Champion Points to  toppled Ftp 233131 combined Simmons Heads in t Kresto and f Garden round out the c to defend her Safe t with Diann i Chris Jun Jorv titty h Hunter girl t in touch  i hat level Heidelberg Sarah Mcdonough wafted ships in the annual he Tennis clubs level ment on the Here Kraft won the mens Triumph Over Boyd by Nesson topped Ernst 1 to take mens b Cubbage beat Kathy and to the three competitor Mcdonough recorded i Over Carol Burbol Crim sports   
Browse Articles by Decade:
  • Decade